BA Philosophy
About this course
BA Honours in Philosophy. Core topics include Fieldwork and Design & Creative Practice. Each year includes an individual project on a chosen topic, with a dedicated project tutor providing guidance. The curriculum covers European philosophical traditions from the Enlightenment to contemporary thought.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 94%: 184 offers from 196 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 97%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 15%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 20%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 35%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Stage 1 Project
- Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- Foundations of Philosophy
- Philosophical Approaches to the Humanities and Social Sciences and Critical Reasoning
- Philosophy and Religion
- Existentialism and the Self
- Introduction to Political Philosophy
- Introduction to Aesthetics
- Ethics and the Modern World
- Stage 2 Project
- Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy
- Consciousness, Art and Technology
- Place-Based Philosophy: Investigating Context through Fieldwork
- Italian Thought
- Practice and Creative Practice of Philosophy
- Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Environmental Philosophy
- Texts in the History of Philosophy: Philosophies of the Body
- Philosophy and Science
- Feminist Philosophy
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Continental Political Thought
- Projects (Stage 3)
- Phenomenology and Twentieth Century Philosophy
- Career Development for final year students
- The Networked Society: Human Identity and Practices
- Practice and Creative Practice of Philosophy
- Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
- World Philosophies
- Place-Based Philosophy: Investigating Context through Fieldwork
- Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Environmental Philosophy
- Texts in the History of Philosophy: Philosophies of the Body
- Philosophy Study Abroad Semester 1
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Philosophy at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £27,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,000 and £48,000. The £37,500 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for Philosophy.
What do graduates of BA Philosophy at Newcastle University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Philosophy at Newcastle University?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Philosophy at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Philosophy at Newcastle University?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 184 offers from 196 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Philosophy at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Philosophy at Newcastle University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.